Torque lock (difficult to pull shift lever out of PARK (P) when parked on a hill)

Symptoms

["Set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver’s seat.", "When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of PARK (P) before you release the parking brake.", "If torque lock does occur, you may need to have another vehicle push your vehicle a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the parking pawl in the transaxle, so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P)."]

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